These are the realities of The Word: they are specifically meant for our instruction and correction. They ultimately result in the fullness of FATHER’S expression of HIS Love for us. The Word is a Seed planted in us designed to be fruitful.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Timothy chapter 3:
16 God has transmitted HIS very Substance into every Scripture, for it is God-breathed. It will empower you by Its instruction and correction, giving you the strength to take the right direction and lead you deeper into the path of Godliness. 17 Then you will be God’s servant, fully mature and perfectly prepared to fulfill any assignment God gives you.
We must plant FATHER’S Substance in our hearts (aka earth) in order to yield fruitfulness. No seed, no fruit, it is that simple. If I plant seed daily into my heart, then when the harvest comes, I will produce good fruit daily and other people will partake of that fruit.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Thessalonians chapter 5:
23 Now, may the God of peace and harmony set you apart, making you completely Holy. And may your entire being—spirit, soul, and body—be kept completely flawless in the appearing of our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One. 24 The One Who calls you by name is trustworthy and will thoroughly complete His work in you.
We are made up of three parts. Our spirit is perfected when we accept Jesus as Lord. There are no immediate changes to the soul or body. The soul needs to be renewed by The Word and finally the body lines up with both the spirit and the soul. For the believer, the soul is where the focus must lie. Maturing the soul by planting Seed in the heart brings forth renewal. Our mind, will, and emotions will ultimately submit to The Word as we continually renew our minds.
Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 4:
26 And He said, “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
There is a time lapse for The Word to bring forth fruit and it is specific to each person. There is no “standard” to reference since we are all unique. It does not matter to me how long it takes to produce fruit in some area of my life that is lacking. I will not be denied and neither should you.
Can you become unfruitful in an area when you were fruitful in the past? Absolutely! It has happened to me thus I speak from personal experience. If we don’t continue to plant FATHER’S Word in a specific area, our fruitfulness will wane to the point where we become void of HIS Word in that area. I once received a corrective Word from HIM specifically in the area of healing.
I urge you to renew your mind by The Word on a daily basis. Don’t become lax in doing this.